A serial port is a totally different electrical device thus, as far as I know, can not be converted to a parallel port due to differences in protocols and baud rates/data rates on the port. You can...
A serial port is a 9 pin, RS-232 connection usually used for Terminal connections and older modems as well as some mice and older keyboards for example. It has lost much of it's popularity and is...
The parallel port is most commonly used for printers, although most modern printers are USB these days. Parallel ports may also be used for external cdroms, zip drives, or hard disks. These have also...